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Images top to bottom: Wenzel Jamnitzer, Collector’s Chest, ca. 1570, German (Nuremberg), silver gilt, ebony, lapis lazuli, feldspar, bloodstone, amethyst, quartz, and cold enamel, Loyola University Museum of Art,
Martin D’Arcy, S. J.Collection, gift of the Abbie Norman Prince Trust, the Frederick Henry Prince Trust, and the Friends of the Martin D’Arcy Gallery, 1978-09;
Portugal
(Estremoz) and
USA
(El Cerrito, California),
2004, Quirina and Robert Davis, The James and Emilia Govan Crèche Collection, 2013-06-74;
Alaska
(USA), n.d., Linda and Bruce Berget, Beaver fur, wood, cloth, The James and Emilia Govan Crèche Collection,
2013:06-109.
Gilded Glory: European Treasures from the Martin D’Arcy, S.J.
Collection
Permanently on view
On view year-round, LUMA’s permanent D’Arcy galleries showcase one of the finest
collections of medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art in the Midwest. Explore over five
centuries of sacred and secular European life through painting, sculpture, furniture, ivory,
and metalwork.
Current Exhibitions
The Craft of the Crèche: Materials and Techniques
November 14, 2017–January 7, 2018
This selection of LUMA’s beloved small-scale crèches explores various materials and techniques
utilized to illustrate the figures, themes, and joys of the Nativity. Materials range from common
mediums such as wood and clay, and expand to include some unexpected objects, including
corn husks, handcrafted nails, coconuts, and even an ostrich egg. This unique assortment of
crèches highlights the heritage and skills of artisans from around the world.
10th Annual Art and Faith of the Crèche: The Collection of James
and Emilia Govan
November 14, 2017–January 7, 2018
This perennial favorite returns.The story of Mary, Joseph and Jesus has great appeal throughout
the world. See how artists across the globe depict the Nativity with clothes, architecture, and
figures from their native lands.
Beam It Out/ Bring It In
July 1, 2017–January 7, 2018
In 2016, archi-treasures launched the Front Porch Project at the Germano Milgate Apart-
ments, a 350-unit affordable housing complex in South Chicago. An artistic intervention
into the isolated culture of subsidized housing, the Front Porch Project examines the
dichotomy between the ideal and real front porch that can be found in disinvested neigh-
borhoods like South Chicago.